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Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who has been found dead after suffering an "apparent drug overdose" Credit: PA

News of Philip Seymour Hoffman's death was first announced - erroneously - just a few days before the actor, described as "one of the greatest" of his generation, was actually dead found in his apartment.

The victim of a death hoax, grim news of his own mortality was confirmed by police in New York on Sunday evening, caused by an apparent drug overdose.

The 46-year-old's screen presence won him many admirers, with colleagues describing how his roles illuminated the pictures in which he appeared.

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman raised the quality of his film "just by his presence", British actor Steve Coogan said tonight.

Steve Coogan at the 2014 London Critics' Circle Awards Credit: PA

Speaking at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards, Coogan said: "There are actors and there are movie stars and sometimes they're both but he was an actor first and a movie star second, although he was a movie star.

"People have different opinions about actors but you wouldn't find anybody who would have a bad word to say about any of his performances, they were all incredibly nuanced."